Concrete railroad tie



June 8 1926. I 1,588,2 2 5 J. HOJNQWSKI CONCBETE RAILROAD TIE Filed July 17 1925 Patented June 8, 1926.

v UNITED STATES "ear- MT OFFICE.

JAKQB HOJNQWSKI, or 'ivE oosA,--wIscoNsIn.

CONCRETE RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed July 17, 1925 Serial No. 44,236.

or" which are equipped with rail foot flange engaging -means oppositely disposed, and formed with plates adapted to be securely heldto the side faces of the tie.

A further. object of the invention is the provision of a tie adapted to be mounted With rail web engaging shoulders of a peculiar formation, having foot plates for attaching the same to the tie.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a concrete tie reinforced or not, consisting of a'plurality of parts connected by bars of U-shaped cross-section, held in place by bolts passing through the the tie parts.

It is further, one of the objects of my invention to provide a tie made in two parts either spaced from each other orabutting at their meeting edges, or to provide a tie made in one piece from concrete and formed with upper shoulders, for the engagement by the outer edges of the foot flanges of the rails.'

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully,

known as the description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1. is a side elevation of the concrete tie constructed according to the present inventzion.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of concrete tie.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of another modified form of tie.

Fig. 6 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the concrete tie, Figure 1.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the concrete tie, Figure 2.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of two of the combined concrete ties, Figure 5.

The concrete tie, illustrated in Figures 1,

lengths, 10 and 11, connected by iron plates or .U-bars 12 and 13', adapted to be. secured 2, and 7, consists of two spaced short'tie to the ends of the parts 10 and 11 by means 1 of bolts 14 and 15 passingthrough the plates and carrying at theirouter ends, nutsor the like. a I v The rails 16 and 17 0f the-track are placed with their iootflanges on said ties and are held in'position thereon by means of plates 18 and 18 of the form illustrated; having upper flanges 19 and 19 engaging the foot flanges of the rail on opposite sides. The

plates 18 and 18 are held together 011 opposite sides of the tie by means of bolts 20 on opposite sides of the rail carrying nuts 21 on their outer ends.

Between plates 18 on the outside of the rails, plates 22 are attached by means of nut-bolts 23 to the ties, and each of said plates 22 carries an inner peculiarly shaped upwardly inclined, straight and downward 1y Elirected part 24 engaging the webs of the rai s. I

The plates 18 and 18' have oppositely directed shoulders 25 and 25 adapted to engage the outer edges of the rail flanges. Bolts carrying large nuts 26 hold the inner rail foot flanges to the ties. i

The rails in this form of my improved concrete tie,'are held in place by the upper web engaging flanges 33 and 33 of plates 34 and 34 held in place on the tie by bolts 35 carrying nuts 36 at their ends.

The plates 34 and 34 have oppositely disposed shoulders 37 and 38, and 37 and 38' respectively engaging the foot flanges of the rails.

Bolts carrying large nuts 38 hold the inner foot flanges of the rail against the tie.

In the form of tie illustrated in Figures 5 and 9, the tie consists of a solid piece40 formed with shoulders 41 and 42 adapted to be engaged by the outer sides of the rail foot I The foot flanges of the rails are secured to the tie on both sides of the rails, by means oi. bolts carrying large nuts 50 and 51.

The operation of the device Will be clearly understood from the above description Without the necessity of further explanation.

It Will be understood that changes may be made in the general arrangement and in the construction of the minor details of my invention, Without departure from the scope and spirit thereof as laid down in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A. rail fastening for ties as described, comprising, a pair of plates adapted to be secured to a tie at opposite sides thereof, upper, rail Web engaging flanges on said plates means for holding said plates in position on said tie, plates between each pan of said first named plates on the outside of the rails, means for securing said last named plates to the tie, and bolts carrying large nuts engaging the inner rail foot flanges for holding the rail to the tie.

2. A rail fastening for ties as described, comprising, a pair of plates adapted to be secured to a tie at opposite sides thereof, upper, rail Web engaging flanges on said plates, means for holding said plates in position on said tie, plates between each pair of 1 said first named plates on the outside of the rails, means for securing the last named plates to the tie, oppositely directed shoul-" ders on said first named plates adapted to engage the outer edges of the rail flanges, and bolts carrying large nuts adapted to engage the inner rail toot flanges for holding the rails to the tie. I

Signed at Nekoosa in the county of lVood and State of *Wisconsin this 10th day of elllly ,c n. D. v

JAKOB HOJNOWSKT. 

